1989–90 County Antrim Shield

1989–90 County Antrim Shield

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Bangor
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (20th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	42 (2.8 per match)

The 1989–90 County Antrim Shield was the 101st edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Glentoran won the tournament for the 20th time, defeating Linfield 6–5 on penalties after the final had finished 0-0.^[2] For the 4th year running the County Antrim FA invited three clubs from County Armagh to compete (Glenavon, Newry Town and Portadown).^[3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	East Belfast
Carrick Rangers	0–1	Bangor
Distillery	4–2	Portadown
Glenavon	3–2	Cliftonville
Glentoran	3–0	Harland & Wolff Welders
Larne	1–0	Cromac Albion
Linfield	2–0	Crusaders
Newry Town	3–1	Ballymena United

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	3–2	Newry Town
Distillery	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Larne
Glentoran	2–0	East Belfast
Linfield	1–0	Glenavon

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	0–3	Linfield
Larne	2–5	Glentoran

Final

26 April 1990

Glentoran	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Linfield
Penalties
Macartney Jameson Bowers Totten Devine McCaffrey	6–5	Burrows Magee Kerr Dunlop Knell Bailie

The Oval, Belfast

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
2. "Glentoran Spot Kings". Belfast News Letter. 26 April 1990. p. 20.
3. "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners